Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-05-28
4 QUEER UNION.
Marriage OF o White Girl and a China
man-The Nuptia Gf 10y Sing and
Tillie GerstIe Yesterday.
Another Celestial Claims the Woman as
His Wife Whom He Welded
in New York.
Cincinnati ENQUIRER.


Early yesterday afternoon 10y Sing, an
almond-eyed Celestial, applied to Mar
riage License Clerk William Guthardt at
the Probate court for marriage license.
The applicant, though dressed IN the
peculiar garb of his countrymen, spoke
fairly good English. When he made his
wants known the affable clerk was ready
to give hin the necessary papers. Asked
his name he stated that he was 10y
Sing, q native of Canton, China, and
his prospective bride, Miss Tillie
Gerstle, a German girl born in
New York city. The numerous other ap-
plicants awaiting their turn TO be served
had watched the Celestial with q great
deal of curiosity, but when they heard
that the future Mrs. Sing was Caucasian
buzz Of establishment ard indignation
was heard. Sing, seeing the trouble in
the eyes Of the bystanders, hurriedly
wrote his name to the register in a good
and legible hand, and in a moment dis
appeared
CLUTCHING TIE PRECIOUS DOCUMENT
in both hands. A reporter, on the alert,
hurried after the Chinaman, who made
straight streak down Main to Fifth street,
thence to Broadway, down that thorough
fare below Second street. When few
doors below he disappeared in No. 40
Broadway The reporter eyed the quar-
tiers suspiciousIy tor time before ven
turing in The outside bore the sign,
"Sam VIVA, Chinese Laundry" and the
whole building IS rather repulsive
in appearance. Pushing open the
door, a small gong attached
above gave the alarm that visitor was
coming. A hesvy-set lady, with pro-
nounced Irish br0gue, answered the call.
To the inquiry where 10y Sing and his
prospective wife were she answered that
they were not to be seen.
A little coaXirg and promise to write
up nice marriage notice brought out
| 10y Sing and Miss Sing to-be. 10y Sing
| stated that he had been in this country
about six years, and had come direct
70 Cincinnati and located Immediately
at his present residence, having
bought out the former proprietor, Sam
! VIVA. he met Miss GeTstle two months
! ago, when she answered his advertise
ment for help. She has since been in his
employ as 9 laundTess. 10y Sing is
about twenty-three years old, and
AS UGLY A SPECIMEN
/ of his race. not famed for beauty, as can
/ be well imagined. Almond-shaped eyes,
slightly affected by squint, surmounted
by Dushy eyebrows, high cheek-Eones
and the typical queue encircling q mie-
shapen head, give his whole face Zero
ciOus expression. Miss Gerstle, on the
contrary, is prepossessing, petite in
figure, with features tolersbly regular, and
and is only twenty-siX years Of age. She
addressed the reporter in labOred English,
but given to understand that she might
converse in German. she answered in
that language, which she spoke with re-
marGable purity. She said she was born
in New York, and that her family was
German. Her father, she stated, was
Siegfried Gerstle, proprietor of "Cafe
Wien, " g restaurant on the BOWery: near
Houston street; mat she had LETT the
parental roof about six years ago. Fol-
some time she has been living in Mil
WaUkee, and oEiy arrived here two months
kgas, as statedby 10y Sing.
II About heTScourtship she was exceed
.fingIy retieeDt, merely laughing when in
/ terEBgafe6S about it. At this juncture
Squire George w. Long arrived TO make
the couple man and wife. He was invit-
ed into the back room, which serves as
sitting room, bedroom, kitchen and dry
ing room.
On the table was CollatiOn, which was
ss dsinty as might be provided for a bride
The menu consisted of Weiner-wurst,
| boiling hot, pigs feet, boiled eggs, tea
and coffee and beer ad Hbitum. At the
4word both were ready, and, after Joining
hands, -
\ ESQUIRE LONG PRONOUNCED THE WORDS
lwhlchfugd them man and wife.
I ASSstfe conclusion 10y Sing fiirly
5eanied upon his bride, and no sooner
We're the words uttered "Those whom
sS5od and law have joined together let no
slman put asunder," when 10y caught up
y Mrs. Sing and gave her g hearty kiss.
1 Mrs. Catherine K0Tn, the woman who met
4 the reporter at the door, and the reporter
Eaets6 as witnesses.
AftsE me ceEemorV the strangely we'd
| ded pair sat down to their marriage
feast, which they seemed to enjoy.
wishing them happy honeymoon
and prosperous journey through
! life, the reporter left to seek
out other Cinnamon and obtain their
opinion on 10y Sings action IN marrying
issat Of his race, and becoming an apos-
tate 10 his faith. The first one accosted
WAS Charley Cnong. who runs laundry
at Fifty-eigbt West Sixth street.
To the first question as to g mar
rage between Mongolian and white
WomaG he said;
"Me no likee sIeak about it. Ne no
Chlnaman; me Chlislian alice samee as
Mclean man. Tellee me who is China
mau mallY whitee woman"
He was given the names of the couple,
but when he heard the name Of the bride
Charley fairly
BOUNDED FROM HIS CHAIR.
| His eyes, but moment before almost
closed, opened wide and seemed to start
from their sockets.
"Whstee you say? Title? Title is
my wife. Me mally Title in New York"
After being somewhat quoted down,
Charley told remarkable story.
He net Miss Gerstle in New York
shortly after he landed in this country
After brief coGrtshlp he induced her to
leave her home, which 81 times was very
unpleasant, owing to qaarrels with
her sisters, of which she has
quite number. Charley says that he
intended to get marriage license, but
Miss Gerstie dissuaded him from it, so
they went to housekeeping without the
fOrMality of q marriage being first per-